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Web Turns Fifteen (again?)

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the how-old-is-this-darn-thing dept.

Accommodate Students writes "The BBC is amongst those reporting that the World Wide web has turned fifteen. However, 6 August 1991 is not the only date claimed as the 'birthday of the internet'. So, is it time to fight this out to declare an official birthday? Or can the Web carry on like the Queen with (at least) two birthdays per year? The BBC also have a Flash Timeline of 15 years of the web."

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  1. Crikey. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'd forgotton about Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web.

  2. Re:Birthday of the internet? by Whiney+Mac+Fanboy · · Score: 4, Interesting

    When do you think the birth of tbe internet was?

    Don't forget that Aarpanet!=Internet & internet/s!=Internet.

    I was mildly surprised a while ago to see cisco putting the date in the 90s (legislative birth), others put it at '83 when Aarpanet switched to TCP/IP everywhere & others put it earlier.

    The Internet kinda evolved from a lower lifeform rather then being 'born'. I don't think its the sort of thing you can put an exact date on.

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